Should sugary drinks carry a health warning?
In a personal view published in BMJ today, a professor of public health at a leading university thinks there should be health warning labels on sugary drinks.
May 27, 2014
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School scheme unable to boost healthy eating and activity among kids
A school-based scheme to encourage children to eat healthily and be active has had little effect, conclude researchers in a study published in BMJ today.
May 27, 2014
Higher NHS spending in deprived areas can reduce health inequalities
A policy of higher NHS spending in deprived areas compared with affluent areas is associated with a reduction in absolute health inequalities from causes amenable to healthcare in England, suggests a study published in BMJ ...
May 27, 2014
Spain police seize fake medicine from Asia, detain 13
Spanish police said Tuesday they have detained 13 people suspected of selling large quantities of fake medication, including erectile dysfunction drugs and antibiotics, made in Asia over the Internet.
May 27, 2014
Embattled GlaxoSmithKline hit with another fraud probe
Britain's fraud agency on Tuesday said it had launched a probe into pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline, which is already subject of a series of investigations into alleged staff corruption.
May 27, 2014
Quantity, not quality: Risk of sudden cardiac death tied to protein overproduction
A genetic variant linked to sudden cardiac death leads to protein overproduction in heart cells, Johns Hopkins scientists report. Unlike many known disease-linked variants, this one lies not in a gene but in so-called noncoding ...
May 27, 2014
New venture aims to heal disrupted brain circuitry to treat mental illnesses
Scientists and physicians at UC San Francisco (UCSF) are leading a $26 million, multi-institutional research program in which they will employ advanced technology to characterize human brain networks and better understand ...
May 27, 2014
Addressing the physician shortage: Recommendations for medical education reform
Since it started more than 30 years ago, funding the graduate medical education (GME) system has not evolved even as there has been a revolution in GME. The United States contributes almost $10 billion a year from Medicare ...
May 27, 2014
